Sewing chest



y 1932- .1. E. MULREY 58,105

SEWING CHEST Filed March 10, 1951 JOHNE MULREY INVENTOR Patented May 10, 1932 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN E. MULREY, or racsiiron', niiwannsny I I I snwmo oi'ins'n Application filed March 10, 1931. serial at. 521,604.

This invention relates to sewing chests and 6 of the chest. This fixed block is formed it has for one of its objects the provision of at its upper surface to accommodate a pluconvenient, efficient and novel article-holdrality of cylindrical trunnions and to allow ing means. turning movements of said trunnions. Spin- .5 Another object of the invention is the prodles 20 are provided in the chest to hold vision of a novel retaining means for sharp spools 21 or other articles, and these spinpointed articles such as pins, needles, and s dles are secured to the trunnions 18. A block forth. 23 rests on and is secured to the fixed block Other objects will be appreciated from 17 and is'formed to fit over the upper half reading the following specification. of the trunnions 18 and to allow turning The invention will be fully and compremovements of the latter. Slots 25 are formed hensively understood from a consideration in the upper block 23 and the fixed block 17 of the following detailed description when to allow returning movements upwardly and read in connection with the accompanying downwardly of the spindles 20.

drawings which form part of the applica- The spindles are provided at their free tion, with the understanding, however, that ends with sections 27 pivotally secured therethe improvement is capable of extended apto by means of pins 28. The sections 27 are plication and is not confined to the exact normally upturned at right angles to the showing of the drawings nor to the precise spindles and function as handles to raise or 29 construction described and, therefore, such lower the spindles when it is desired to put changes and modifications may be made spools or other articles on the spindles or therefrom as do not affect the spirit of the to remove the articles therefrom. The haninvention nor exceed the scope thereof as dles 27 further serve to retain the spools expressed in the appended claims. or other articles on the spindles. The ends In the drawings: of the spindles adjacent the handles 27 are Fig. 1 is a perspective view, partly broken snugly fitted into notches 30 cut in a spindle away, of the sewing chest in open position, supporting member 32 which is secured to the lower part only of the cover being shown. a side 33 of the body of the chest. The

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the notches or recesses 30 are of such size as to 30 closed chest taken on the center line of the hold the spindles 2O firmly but to allow the spindle and trunnion. spindles to be easily pulled therefrom by a Referring to the drawings for a more deslight force exerted on the handles 27. tailed description thereof, the numeral 5 inhat is claimed as new is:

dicates the chest having a body portion 6 1. In a sewing chest, an article-holding 35 and a deep cover 7, the latter being connectspindle pivotally mounted at one end and ed to the body by means of hinges 8. Cork pit 'otally-mounted means secured to said blocks 9 are secured to the cover on the inspindle adjacent its other end and functionside thereof and serve as retaining means ing as a handle and as means for retaining for sharp point-ed articles such as pins, neearticles on said spindle.

dles and so forth. It will readily be appre- 2. In a sewing chest, an article-holding ciated that cork is a much more efficient maspindle pivotally mounted at one end and terial for the purpose mentioned than a pin having a pivotally-mounted section at its cushion of the usual construction would be. other end adapted to functionas a handle A retaining strap 10 is secured at its end porfor the spindle and as means for retaining tion 12 to the inner face of the top of the articles on said spindle when turned at an ,5

chest, the central section 15 being spaced angle thereto and adaptedto be turned into from the top to accommodate one or more alignment with said spindle to allow artiserving tools, such for example as scissors, eles to be placed thereon or taken therefrom. etc. 3. In a sewing chest, an article-holding 59 A fixedblock 17 is secured in the body part spindle pivotally mounted at one end and 7 f? retainingly but removably held to the chest at the other end and a pivotally mounted section secured to the spindle and serving as a handle and as article-retaining means.

4. In a sewing chest, a fixed block, a cylindrical trunnion supported by said block and turn-able thereon and a spindle secured at one end to said trunnion, said spindle having at its other end a pivotally mounted section to serve as a handle for the spindle and as article-retaining means;

In testimony whereof I hereby afiix mysignature.

J OHN E. MULREY. 

